Brief Life History of Arvid
When Arvid Fredrickson was born on 28 September 1916, in Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States, his father, Gustave Fredrick Fredrickson, was 42 and his mother, Lydia Gertrude Cook Fredrickson, was 36. He married Ruth Jorgensen on 9 January 1946, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to World in 1941 and lived in Virginia, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 20 March 2002, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Garland, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Arvid Fredrickson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Arvid Fredrickson, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Arvid Fredrickson, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1917 · The Utah Packing Company becomes largest in the west
"Organized by a group of men in 1901, the Ogden Packing Company expanded consistently until it encompassed 6 acres for its main facility. It became the largest meat packing plant west of the Missouri River and had a daily capacity of over 3,000 animals. Their slogan in Utah was ""Raise a Pig"" so that local farmers and their sons would help in the business. After World War I most plants were forced to cut back on production because demand was dropping. It did bounce back and is still an important component in Utah's economy."
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Eskil, Nels, Sven, Einer, Knute, Selmer.
Americanized form of Swedish Fredriksson: patronymic from the personal name Fredrik, Swedish form of Friedrich . This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian, Danish, and North German cognates (see Fredricksen ). Compare Frederickson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Fredrickson, Grant - Memories of Arvid
He was about five years older than myself, so he participated in the play at Sullivan's, some of the evenings. He was more interested in cars and dating. One of the things I remember about Arvid was a …
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